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New study shows road salt leaching into Midwest Lakes

New study shows road salt leaching into Midwest Lakes
April 14, 2017 GLN Editor

“Our freshwater lakes are getting saltier — and one of the largest studies ever of lake salinity blames the use of de-icying salts for roads.”

“That could eventually mean disruption of aquatic ecosystems, and even make lakes unusable for drinking water or irrigation, the researchers say.” To read more about this story go to the Detroit Free Press website.

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